Frustrated Rory McIlroy struggles to rediscover his finishing touch

At his press conference after round three at the Sentry Tournament of Champions last weekend Rory McIlroy was asked about something that had been raised earlier in the week. He had been in the final group on Sunday six times last season and from those positions he had failed to win. So here he was again: two behind Gary Woodland, in the final group. How was he going to make the outcome different?

He said that in each of those situations he was chasing, a couple or three shots back, and that he had pushed too hard, too soon, trying to “force the issue a little too much.” He said that he had “learned a lot.” A day later he was back in the interview…

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